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97March-April 1965
$0.12

Tomahawk #97

DC · March-April 1965 · on sale 1965-01-07

First appearance: PoochFirst appearance: StovepipeFirst appearance: Long Rifle Morgan
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Identification plate

Series
Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series)
Issue
#97
Publication date
March-April 1965
Key date
1965-03-00
On-sale date
1965-01-07
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Pooch - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Stovepipe - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Long Rifle Morgan - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Prisoner Behind the Bull's-Eye!cover1pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira SchnappBig Anvil, Cannonball Calhoun, Frenchie Duval, Tom Hawk, Tomahawk
1Friends Across the Seaspublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
2The Prisoner behind the Bull's-Eye [Part 1]comic story9script: Ed Herron; pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray; letters: Stan StarkmanBig Anvil, Brass Buttons, Cannonball Calhoun, Frenchie Duval, Tom Hawk, Stovepipe First, Tomahawk
4-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffChief Hot Foot
6The Magazine You Asked For!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappBarry Allen, Aquaman, Aquaman, The Atom, Batman, Arthur Curry, The Flash, The Flash, Dick Grayson, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, J'Onn J'Onzz, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent
7Death Trap for Tomahawk Part 2comic story7.67script: Ed Herron; pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray; letters: Stan StarkmanBig Anvil, Brass Buttons, Cannonball Calhoun, Frenchie Duval, Tom Hawk, Stovepipe First, Long Rifle Morgan First, Tomahawk
8-statement of ownership0.33script: Irwin Donenfeld
10Coonskin Lotterycomic story7.67script: Ed Herron; pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray; letters: Stan StarkmanBrass Buttons, Cannonball Calhoun, Frenchie Duval, Tom Hawk, Tomahawk
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various (illustrations); inks: various (illustrations); colors: ? (illustrations); letters: typesetBlackhawk, Captain Johnny Cloud, Gunner, Tom Hawk, Pooch First, Sgt. Rock, Sarge, Capt. William Storm, Tomahawk
14-letters page1script: Murray Boltinoff

Plus 5.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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